The Satsuma Domain was actually in debt and in a tight spot - what was the financial situation that samurai and farmers both struggled with?

Eating his fill of delicacies from the mountains and the sea, and having a beautiful woman by his side - when we think of a feudal lord in the Edo period, we may imagine him as a carefree and wealthy man. However, this kind of luxurious foolish lord is only seen on TV. Especially from the middle of the Edo period onwards, it was said that there were 300 Edo domains nationwide (in reality, the number fluctuated), but due to the bulky expenses of …